Pymetrozine in fresh peppers
- Classification
- Border rejection notification
- Risk
- Potentially serious
- Category
- fruits and vegetables
- Hazard
- pymetrozine - {pesticide residues}
- Origin
- Egypt
- Notifier
- Italy
What is this? Pymetrozine is a chemical used to kill bugs on plants. It can sometimes stay on fresh peppers.
What's happening? Italy found too much pymetrozine on peppers from Egypt. The country stopped these peppers at the border.
Does this affect me? Only if you bought fresh peppers from Egypt recently.
What should I do? Throw them away or return them. Ask your doctor or pharmacist if you feel sick.
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Classification: Border rejection notification · Risk: Potentially serious · Category: fruits and vegetables · Hazard: pymetrozine - {pesticide residues} · Origin: Egypt · Notifier: Italy
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